The Origin of the Lizard, Curt Connors ☆ History of the Marvel Universe

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Hey, heroes! On this episode of History of the Marvel Universe, we're looking at the origin and history of Doctor Curt Connors, the Lizard!
Sources:
Amazing Spider-Man 006 (1963)
Amazing Spider-Man 032 (1966)
Amazing Spider-Man 045 (1967)
Amazing Spider-Man 074 (1969)
Amazing Spider-Man 101 (1971)
Amazing Spider-Man 106 (1972)
Marvel Team-Up 019 (1974)
Giant-Size Spider-Man 005 (1975)
Amazing Spider-Man 164-166 (1977)
Spectacular Spider-Man 032-034 (1979)
Spectacular Spider-Man 039-040 (1980)
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars 001 (1984)
Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars 006 (1984)
Marvel Team-Up 141 (1984)
Spectacular Spider-Man 127 (1987)
Amazing Spider-Man 312-313 (1989)
Spider-Man 001-005 (1990)
Amazing Spider-Man 365 (1992)
Amazing Spider-Man Annual 027 (1993)
Web of Spider-Man 109-111 (1994)
Spectacular Spider-Man 237-239 (1996)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man 024 (1997)
Spider-Man: Lifeline 003 (2001)
Spider-Man: Quality of Life (2002)
Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 2) 011-013 (2004)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man 010 (2005)
Sensational Spider-Man (Vol. 2) 023-027 (2006)
Spider-Man Unlimited (Vol. 3) 015 (2006)
Amazing Spider-Man 552-553 (2008)
Avengers: The Initiative Special (2009)
Amazing Spider-Man 621 (2010)
Web of Spider-Man (Vol. 2) 006 (2010)
Amazing Spider-Man 630-633 (2010)
Amazing Spider-Man 679.1 (2012)
Amazing Spider-Man 688-691 (2012)
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 4) 004 (2016)
Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy (2017)
The Clone Conspiracy: Omega (2017)
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) 001-002 (2018)
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) 014-016 (2019)
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) 019.HU (2019)
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 5) 026 (2019)
Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
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@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

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@rockmanmix6242 2 года назад

Is it possible to try starlord next?

@danielk8906 2 года назад

When I was a little kid I saw the 60's Spider-Man cartoon with the lizard. He haunted my nightmares lol. I wouldn't eat green freeze-pops because they looked like the serum the Dr. Conner drank to become the lizard. I still think of the lizard when I see green freeze-pops. True story hehe.

@nicoleedwards2550 Год назад

Wow😮!

@jakeproven256 2 года назад

Some people have compared The lizard and Killer croc from Batman. While both characters are reptilian like characters I don't feel The Lizard is in the same league as Killer Croc. I feel there's another Batman villain who is way more comparable to the lizard, Man-Bat. Man-Bat I feel is more comparable to the lizard because both characters were scientists who meant well but when they experimented on themselves they became feral creatures. Also both Curt Connors and Kirk Langstrom aren't truly evil they are just in a primitive state when they are either Lizard or Man-Bat. Killer Croc's backstory is nothing like that. Waylon Jones wasn't a scientist, and unlike Curt Connors or Kirk Langstrom Croc was born with his condition and turned to crime because of the abuse.

@tskmaster3837 2 года назад

I understand that the Lizard changed as simpler writers decided to simplify the pair but I prefer the way the Lizard/Curt dynamic started, with Curt Conners being the complete victim of the alien personality who is the Lizard. So for my Lizard, the closest Batman example would be Ventriloquist/Scarface.

@jakeproven256 2 года назад

@@tskmaster3837 I feel Lizard is way more comparable to Man-Bat even from the beginning. I don't think there's enough to compare with Scarface. I feel both characters backstories are incredibly similar to where I wonder if Frank Robbins and Neil Adams had the Lizard in mind when creating Man-Bat.

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

Yeah, Scarface isn’t comparable to the Lizard AT ALL! Weskler was never a normal decent guy like Curt was either, he was always a bit shady. The Green Goblin would be a more apt comparison.

@tskmaster3837 2 года назад

But "primitive state" condition? You do realize the Lizard can speak, right? Also: Two minds, actually one body, two minds... actually one body. One mind, actually one body. Guess which one's which. Where's the difficulty coming in, is it the lab accident? Or is it the Incredible Hulk/Dr Jekyll identity problem? To me, the Lizard was a 100% separate mind, no question as it's the only way Amazing Spider-man 102 could work: if the partial Connor/Lizard personality was combination of two different minds. And that's the mind who sounds like the Hulk. "Why must I be the weak Connors when I can be the Lizard forever!" If Man-bat... or WoMan-bat... could speak, he... or she...would most likely sound like that. Edited because I can't count from 1 to 2.

@Rodanguirus 2 года назад

There have been several interpretations of the Lizard, but through his first several appearances, he could speak, strategize, and create potions/formulas in his lizard form (in one instance, it was his claws/size that held him back from working with lab equipment, not his intelligence).

@Artisan1979 2 года назад

One of the biggest complaints but the first amazing Spider-Man film was that they cut out the deleted scenes of Kurt with his son Billy. They had to empathize he was a family man like Richard Parker was. It would've been interesting seeing the counterpoint; Richard sacrificed himself to protect Peter from Osborne, while Connors fell into full addiction to his new persona and used it for his own personal agenda. What a lost opportunity.

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

They had deleted scenes? I didn’t even know that.

@Artisan1979 2 года назад

@@matthewschwartz6607 yeah, even extended scenes that showed the depth of Connors's split personality

@yourfatboy5359 Год назад

Its a shame how much of doctor connors was cut out of the film

@plasticweapon Год назад

"They had to empathize he was a family man like Richard Parker was" no they didn't.

@Hulkzilla0 2 года назад

Man, The Lizard has quite the history! Thanks for covering him. He's one of my favorite Spidey villains.

@foldabotZ Год назад

Have Curt Conners and Bruce Banner ever met? I'm sure they can bond over shared experiences of being able to transform into uncontrollable monsters.

@jalenikezeue4114 28 дней назад

Definitely

@nosfonader8792 2 года назад

His wife, Martha... WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!?!

@Rodanguirus 2 года назад

I appreciate Ditko's art as much as the next guy, but renditions of the Lizard without a proper snout always look "off" to me, even if that was his original design.

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

I definitely prefer the snouted Lizard.

@vincentfranklin17 2 года назад

I've always liked the character. I think Curt Conners is one of Spidey's most interesting, and sadly tragic foes.

@foldabotZ Год назад

He is essentially Spider-Man's equivalent of Batman's Man-Bat, though he debuted 7 years earlier.

@ShinyGolduck5 2 года назад

Holy smokes, what a tragic tale, he is a great villain in the Spider Man rogue gallery.

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

Was the Lizard from Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies great and what do you think he was like when he makes a comeback in Spider-Man No Way Home?

@jakeproven256 2 года назад

Happy New Year Marvelite!

@movienaut 2 года назад

Lizard is probably my favorite spider-man villain, since I love lizards and reptiles. Its kind of childish of me, but in many franchises, my favorite characters were allways the Lizard, Killer--Croc, Reptile, Kaa, Cobra Khan, and the Serpent Society from Earths Mightiest Heroes. But, just a little nitpick. Stegron is based on dinosaurs and its kind of long proven that dinosaurs are birds, not reptiles!

@OomaGooma 2 года назад

It must suck to be Dr. Curt Connors. He just wanted his arm back, not to be changed into a vicious monster. Classic example of the tragic villain.

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

What was up with Kurt Connors turning back into the Lizard again and again even though he managed to take the cure?

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

The real answer: He’s a fairly popular and classic villain in the comics. The comic answer: The cures are never permanent.

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Is Kurt Conners the Lizard the Marvel version of DC's Killer_Croc and Man_Bat put together?

@markmagician2471 2 года назад

Maybe Man-Bat, Killer Croc was a man with a very rare skin condition and I dont think Croc can control reptiles like Lizard can

@johnnyagregaard5873 2 года назад

I love happy endings

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

I'm really glad things ended relatively well considering how much Curt has been through over the years.

@stephoncaston2517 2 года назад

My question about The Lizard, was always what kind of professor wears purple pants? Him and Bruce Banner both 🧐

@KevinMayle1974 2 года назад

I only wish I could give this two thumbs up for mentioning my favorite Spider-Man villain, Stegron!

@muraliprathapnalluri588 2 года назад

First

@jakeproven256 2 года назад

I saw Spider-Man No Way Home today loved it.

@jacktnftw 2 года назад

Happy New year merry marvelite!

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

Can you do history of Ironheart, Jane Foster Thor, Eric Masterson_AKA_Thunderstrike, Amadeus_Cho, the Griever, Pepper Potts AKA Rescue and the Agents of Atlas along with Crescent, Morgan_Le_Fey, White Fox and Luna Snow?

@courtneysmith8092 2 года назад

That's an awesome list!I want to know more about the original human tourch!

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Can you do history of Master Pandemonium, Chthon, Mephisto, Dormammu, Clea, Brother_Voodoo, Shuma-Gorath, Nightmare, Baron Mordo, the Ancient One, Agamotto and Pkzkrfmknna along with Firestar and Vance_Astrovik AKA Justice?

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Are you going to do history of lesser known characters like Rom_the_Spaceknight, Ultimo, Inferno, Victorious, Flerken, Blacklash, Deathlok, Elematrix, Vertigo, Titanium_Man, Crimson Dynamo, Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Blizzard, Quasar, Starbrand, Nightmask, Night_Trasher, Starhawk, Fixer, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, the Controller, Madam_Masque, Count_Nefaria, Century, Lore and Technovore?

@Bobzilla2023 2 года назад

Thank you so much for uploading this. The Lizard is my favorite Spider-Man villain of all time and I'm rewriting him for an upcoming fan animated series.

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Can you do history of Inferno, Victorious, Gambit, Moondragon, Phyla_Vell and Genis-Vell along with the Supreme Intelligence, Mole_Man and Angel/Archangel along with Exodus and Ex-Nhilo?

@superaustin6383 2 года назад

Lizard has always been my favorite Spider-Man Villain happy to see a video full of his history. And I never knew Stegron was Lizard related although guess when you think about it that makes sense

@nickcadwell1094 2 года назад

I always felt sad for Dr. Connor.

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

Can you do history of the Living_Brain, the Elementals, Cyclone, Hydro Man, Molten Man, the Spot, Sandman, Century, Lore and Technovore?

@rob-brown 2 года назад

great vid! may i suggest the villain Steel Serpent?

@rob-brown 2 года назад

@Jace Lee a Iron Fist villain

@vincentfranklin17 2 года назад

Any plans on covering Howard the Duck? I've always liked the character.

@raminard7084 2 года назад

What a marvelous way to end off the year, happy new year!

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

Who do you think would win between Morbius and the Lizard since they are both scientists who experimented on themselves?

@markmagician2471 2 года назад

I think Morbus since he's a puso-vampire

@Rodanguirus 2 года назад

They met in Morbius's debut, and Morbius kinda kicked Lizard's ass. Lizard is one of my favorite Spidey villains, so I hate to say it, but that's what happened, and there were really no mitigating factors favoring either side.

@Mariofans-gn1lu Год назад

lizard 15 minutes could save you 15 webs or more on spiderman insurance

@presenceaboveall7882 2 года назад

I really enjoy the way you do your origin storys they’re awesome if you ever get a chance would you mind doing the origin story’s on Pre recon beyonder, Magneto and Thanos

@emmanuelledaavila8321 2 года назад

Dr. Kirk sold me car insurance 💚🦎

@sodaguy3651 2 года назад

at least he can still nbe with his clone family

@HenryCovert 2 года назад

Love the Lizard. I had that great Stegron arc when I was a kid.

@chrisrichardson1091 Год назад

Max Dillon: Dr Curt Connors. He Was A Scientist At Oscorp When I Worked There. A Brilliant Scientist. Until He Turned Himself Into A Lizard. Then He Tired To Turn The Whole City Into Lizards. It Was Crazy.

@quentinfogger5755 2 года назад

Happy new year 🎆🎉🎊🐲👍🎇

@Puka04 2 года назад

Once again so much amazing knowledge!! Why didn’t he just ask Charles Xavier for help locking the lizard in his mind?

@bobbehers1625 2 года назад

A character history cannot be told any better than this! Excellent! Thanks for all these history lessons! Appreciate all the research you do! Thanks!

@PamelaPalovich 2 месяца назад

Make Spider-Man Origin Part 2 and Captain America origin videos please!

@ramonathesnake1564 Год назад

I kinda want to see a slice of life miniseries of the lizard especially right now that he’s in full control of his lizard form and being a professor and all

@joshuaswartz4602 2 года назад

My favourite classic Spider-Man villan, the movies did him dirty (after TASM1)

@the_priest_of_holy_moon_cult Год назад

Damn just.....damn poor connors

@superhetoric Год назад

lmao what was that horrible cgi comic bit?

@miamimagicians 7 месяцев назад

The way that Todd McFarlane illustrated the lizard is unbelievable! literally incredible

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Happy new year everyone. Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video?

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

Yeah, Calypso doesn’t have much love. She’s still dead too, I believe .

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

Which movie or TV show do you think did a great job in portraying the Lizard? What do you think is the best thing about him in the Comics and in any other media?

@markmagician2471 2 года назад

I think Spider-Man TAS did the best job with the Lizard especially with episode 1

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

I remember him from the old cartoon from the 90’s, so.

@erektro5723 2 года назад

Ok wtf is this art style 11:10

@yourfatboy5359 Год назад

That's from the early 2000s

@antonmassopust568 Год назад

Awesome I always love the lizard and you covered all the main big story lines You did mention the story about morbius and the lizard when they did battle and another story called vampire on the loose

@Presley3 2 года назад

I just subscribed. All of this is very entertaining.

@jahlonjohnson6153 2 года назад

Great channel Merry Marvelite! Happy new year!!!

@hunterbennett757 9 месяцев назад

If Curt just wanted his arm back, why didn't he just get a prosthetic one?

@virmirfan Месяц назад

It wasn't just that, he wanted all amputees to be able to regrow their limbs, and Prosthetic arms back when the Lizard's origin was first made weren't very good

@dragonballtalk8527 2 года назад

My boy right there in the thumbnail

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

Not every character looked their best in the early 90s but that Lizard design was top tier.

@GreaterGrievobeast55 2 года назад

Connors and the lizard are a real boon to spidermans corner of the marvel universe! My favorite villain of his for sure!

@aidanhever3369 2 года назад

I wish Spiderman can help Curt Connors and his cloned family to live in a normal life again.

@batatinhacomics 8 месяцев назад

What the hell is the art starting at 10:50 ? If I open a comic book and see that, it goes straight into the trash bin.

@VITAS874 5 месяцев назад

Thats today comics quality 😂

@funnywackysillyman7780 2 года назад

What the hell is happening at 11:00 lol

@eijek7 2 года назад

Wow The movies make it look so simple

@myronstill1288 2 года назад

This is the bestest ... nuff said

@trexadvent4726 2 года назад

What do you think the MCU version of the Lizard would be like and which actor do you think should play him in the MCU timeline?

@deonlatchman3283 2 года назад

Thank you I really enjoyed this video

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

@leviv168 2 года назад

That comic taking about Yith, that's all 3D models. Has to be fake. Right? .... right?

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

It's called Spider-Man: Quality of Life and is indeed quite real.

@leviv168 2 года назад

@@MerryMarvelite it looks so bad!

@plasticweapon 2 года назад

learned things about the lizard's recent history that i had no knowledge of. thanks!

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@jalenikezeue4114 28 дней назад

Despite the mistake he's made Dr Connor's Is a good hearted Man I wish He never for bad luck

@gregorydixon5191 2 года назад

Killer croc beat the lizard in DC vs. Marvel about 15 years ago

@VITAS874 5 месяцев назад

So he come from monster to control it with zombie family ? Comics writers very smoking with this story.

@funded6274 2 года назад

Sorry I accidentally disliked. Great vid

@ianfinrir8724 2 года назад

Marvel just loves them some alliteration, don't they?

@KENGITV 2 года назад

jackal or hobgoblin eventually?

@markmagician2471 2 года назад

Can you do a video on Vermin? Of Spider-Man villains he's one of the few I don't really know about

@taylorsachs5779 Год назад

Swathe lizard be victorious!!

@paulbain1760 2 года назад

Any plans for The Winter Guard??

@alphabears7339 2 года назад

1st time asking for green goblin origin please

@Robocacho 2 года назад

Do you think you can do the orgin of hobgoblin

@pjmathison9787 2 года назад

Of course he’s from Florida

@matthewschwartz6607 2 года назад

Cyber, the Wolverine villain.

@Private-Potato 2 года назад

Happy Scaly New Year.

@joebin3106 Год назад

It's *Morbin* Time

@ralphtwitter2477 2 года назад

As a true believer to your channel.... Make a Midnight Sons origin Story mate ....🙌🏼😉

@jakestear149 2 года назад

Happily ever after

@jackieanderson9408 2 года назад

Sweet 👍

@tonyibraham5931 2 года назад

Billy Russo/Jigsaw video please! After re-watching the Punisher series on Netflix, I really want to know more about him if you could, please!

@jasoncoward-aintscared 2 года назад

If I were Sony, I would carte blanche Marvel what ever character they wanted. Then I'd do nothing but count up the profits. Im good at business.

@edselgreaves6503 2 года назад

He was hands down the worst fucking part of No Way Home. And actually he was the worst part of TASM1 as well.

@AnAverageGoblin 2 года назад

there was actually concept art where he was redesigned to look like he usually does with the lab coat and all.

@yourfatboy5359 Год назад

Tasm1 suffered a lot from studio interference, many of doctor connors scenes were cut which is why connors felt like a 2d character.

@theloveandbrotherhoodlegac4689 2 года назад

iron man

@naturalice79 2 года назад

Hyperoon

@9thwonderboy 2 года назад

Good one!!

@maxiemaxwell550 2 года назад

Didn't the Lizard actually EAT Billy?

@romspaceknight3961 2 года назад

Can you do a video for Damage Control? Happy New Year!

@ghostdog1758 2 года назад

The lizard has a better healing factor than wolverine and sabertooth.

@dcfanproductions 2 года назад

That artwork on the thumbnail that wouldn't be Todd McFarlane right

@MerryMarvelite 2 года назад

Yeah, that image is from his run on Amazing Spider-Man with David Michelinie.

@dcfanproductions 2 года назад

@@MerryMarvelite I knew it

@themeanhornet1070 2 года назад

That was quite a “tail” and pretty high on the “scale.”

@jamesmoss3424 2 года назад

The Lizard 🦎 is one of spider-man classic villain.

@wallheard4429 2 года назад

ROM

@antonissa8345 2 года назад

I wonder if he and Bruce would become friends

@Beamer1969 2 года назад

Can you please tell the story of Owen Reece